Context: Recently, in order to realize the Prime Minister's vision of self-reliant India, more than 10 lakh masks have been made so far by the women entrepreneurs of Madhya Pradesh under the Jeevan Shakti Yojana.
About Jeevan Shakti Yojana

• It is an initiative of Madhya Pradesh government.
• It has been started with an aim to provide low cost masks to the citizens and employment to women entrepreneurs.
• It has facilitated women of urban and rural areas to become self-reliant in the corona crisis.
• Under the scheme, women will make masks at home and the government will buy all masks at the rate of Rs 11.

Benefits

• Women will get employment by selling this mask and they will be able to earn good income.
• This mask will not only protect the infection of coronavirus from spreading, it will also save people's lives.
• The benefit of this scheme will be provided to the poor unemployed women of Madhya Pradesh.
• To take advantage of Jeevan Shakti Yojana , unemployed women of the state have to apply online.
• Under this scheme, the government will buy all the masks that the women of the state will make. The state government will transfer the money to the women's account in exchange for purchasing these masks.
• This scheme is of the Government of Madhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh), so only the women of Madhya Pradesh will get the benefit of it.
• Women living in the city have been given prominence. A woman applying for this scheme must have an Aadhaar number and bank account.